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THE mystery surrounding the sudden disappearance of Donald Trump at half-time during the Super Bowl has finally been solved.
It was all in aid of American football fans watching the hotly contested clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones leans in to speak to Trump as he arrived to watch Super Bowl LIX between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs[/caption]
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U.S. President Donald Trump salutes during the national anthem at the Super Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana[/caption]
The U.S. President raised eyebrows and sparked suspicion after he left the championship at the Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, on Sunday.
The Independent newspaper in the UK wrote the headline, “Trump leaves Super Bowl early after backing the losing team.
“The president was pictured getting back onboard Air Force One more than an hour before the conclusion of the Big Game.”
Meanwhile, Lad Bible wrote, “People are questioning why Donald Trump left Super Bowl so early after it cost $20 million for him to attend.
“It is estimated that the President of the United States spent between $15 million and $20 million due to the cost of secret service, and air travel and motorcade, as well as local law enforcement and improvements to stadium security.”
Lad Bible cited a POTUS flight tracker showing him departing at about 8pm local time, around about the time Lamar performed the halftime show.
Trump made history by becoming the first U.S president in office to attend a Super Bowl.
The president, 78, arrived in New Orleans shortly before kick-off, and shook hands with players and local police.
But, Trump reportedly left early at halftime while the Chiefs were down 24-0.
Green and white confetti plummeted from the ceiling as the Eagles defeated the Chiefs 40-22 in the first Super Bowl to be held in New Orleans in a dozen years.
But – despite the headlines – Trump didn’t storm off in a huff about the Chiefs’ loss.
Nor did he leave in case he’d be offended by Kendrick Lamar’s half-time show.
The Independent and other publications have since noted that he was keeping to a tight schedule, and had to be transported to other places.
A White House spokesperson told The Independent that Trump had always planned to leave the event early.
They also provided a copy of his schedule, which proved he was due to leave the venue at 8:05 p.m.
Penn Live carried a similar story, confirming that Trump was “always supposed to leave before the game was over.”
It added, “The daily press schedule released Sunday morning stated that Trump would leave the Superdome in New Orleans shortly after 8 p.m., just before halftime.
“Pool reporter S.V. Dáte from the Huffington Post stated Trump’s motorcade departed the Superdome just before 8 p.m.”
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An average of 126 million U.S. viewers tuned in to see the Philadelphia Eagles thrash the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 on Sunday, according to estimates Monday from Fox Sports.
The game in New Orleans was available for viewing on Fox, Telemundo, Fox Deportes, Tubi and the NFL digital’s channels.
The figure smashed last year’s old record of 123.7 million.
That was set when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime on a game shown by CBS, Nickelodeon, Univision and streaming channels.
Penn Live said there was a good reason for his early departure from the match: to help football fans who would otherwise have suffered a hectic departure from the venue.
New Orleans was already under tight security ahead of the game, with heavily armed soldiers, SWAT teams, and federal agents patrolling the city.
Penn Live explained that it would have been “a logistical nightmare to leave a major sporting event for most people – it’s even worse when you toss the president into the mix.”
Trump’s schedule shows that early Sunday, he left Mar-a-Lago for his golf club to play a round with Tiger Woods.
Woods and his son, Charlie, played golf with Trump in Florida.
Trump then departed Palm Beach International Airport to New Orleans, while accompanied by the press.
While on board Air Force One, he told them, “We’re flying over a thing called the Gulf of America, and I’m signing a proclamation that perhaps you could define that.”
He signed the proclamation on what he called his “first visit to the Gulf of America since its renaming [from Gulf of Mexico].”
Trump‘s lengthy day ended back at the White House around midnight.
